Allow Elasticsearch to allocate the index
editAllow Elasticsearch to allocate the index
editThe allocation of data can be controlled using the enable allocation configuration. In certain circumstances users might want to temporarily disable or restrict the allocation of data.
Forgetting to re-allow all data allocation can lead to unassigned shards.
In order to (re)allow all data to be allocated follow these steps:
In order to get the shards assigned we’ll need to change the value of the
configuration that restricts the
assignemnt of the shards to all
.
Use Kibana
- Log in to the Elastic Cloud console.
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On the Elasticsearch Service panel, click the name of your deployment.
If the name of your deployment is disabled your Kibana instances might be unhealthy, in which case please contact Elastic Support. If your deployment doesn’t include Kibana, all you need to do is enable it first.
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Open your deployment’s side navigation menu (placed under the Elastic logo in the upper left corner) and go to Dev Tools > Console.
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Inspect the
index.routing.allocation.enable
index setting for the index with unassigned shards:GET /my-index-000001/_settings/index.routing.allocation.enable?flat_settings
The response will look like this:
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Change the configuration value to allow the index to be fully allocated:
In order to get the shards assigned we’ll need to change the value of the
configuration that restricts the
assignemnt of the shards to all
.
-
Inspect the
index.routing.allocation.enable
index setting for the index with unassigned shards:GET /my-index-000001/_settings/index.routing.allocation.enable?flat_settings
The response will look like this:
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Change the configuration value to allow the index to be fully allocated: